What have I learned since I started working in the "real world?"

so many things and phrases like "touch base with," but mostly that people never, ever grow up. Adults in professional settings still act like 16-year-old girls.

In other news, I tried running today and my stupid, stupid sciatica hurt.

I need a bike tire/wheel. Anyone got one?

It's interesting. Ive always thought that relationships bring out the worst (and best) in people. When romantic feelings are involved, we tend to play games, manipulate, and act very childishly in ways we would never ever do with friends. But somehow, we will not let each other do that. More accurately, he will not let me do that. When Im ( Read more... )

A: When you can not only recognize the other people in line, but also identify what they'll be ordering. ("Oh that's Grande 4 Shot Soy Latte Guy ( Read more... )

It is Friday. We are approaching the weekend. The first weekend in four, I may add, where I have no visitors. Sigh ( Read more... )

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/30/AR2006073000807.htmlRead more... )

Hmmm, should be an interesting and busy and fun weekend ( Read more... )

Everyone was talking up summer in Chicago. And for awhile I was thinking, what's the big deal, really? It cant be as good as summer in the Twin Cities. Free festivals? yeah we've got those too. The lake? All right, yours is bigger but we've got a million more. And it's been fun, but this weekend things really turned a corner. The weather ( Read more... )

Oh Kopi Cafe with your air conditioning and your blueberry smoothies . . .you are an oasis (or perhaps something even better) on this day where the heat index is still at 94 post 9 pm.

Bless you.

Sometimes I sort of miss how often I used to post in here and how often everyone else used to post in here. I cant decide if my life is less interesting now or if Im just no longer suffering from the degree of self-importance/delusions of grandeur of old. It's also true that I am no longer using LiveJournal as a manipulative tool. I had Alison ( Read more... )

It's Friday at work. Im tired. I accidentally got drunk at the Hopleaf last night with 3/8 of Agape 2002-2003. Since I lost my wallet (I lost my wallet. It turns out it's at Cunneen's. Shocked?), I have no money or mode of getting money. I was hungry and tired and wanted caffiene but had taken $9 out of Ben's wallet this morning to get to work ( Read more... )